Recorded 1913–2020 Girls' name Peak 1940 402 births

Roselind — girls' name

402 babies named Roselind in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s391920s381930s341940s621950s661960s831970s421980s102000s112010s122020s5
1960s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Roselind was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

12 babies were named Roselind in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Roselind

The Social Security Administration has registered 402 babies named Roselind between 1913 and 2020, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Roselind currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Roselind performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Roselind shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Roselind in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Roselind in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 402 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Roselind at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

402

Since 1913

108 years of records

Peak year

1940

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1913

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2020

Roselind popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1913

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1940)
12
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
468101214 202019781968196119531945193819231913 5

Roselind by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
83 births that decade — 21% of Roselind's all-time total
1910s391920s381930s341940s621950s661960s831970s421980s102000s112010s122020s5

Roselind by state

Where Roselind concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Roselind
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.2%
Texas share of Roselind's total US births 1.2%

5 of 402 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Roselind?
402 babies have been named Roselind since 1913. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1940 with 12 births.
When was Roselind most popular?
Roselind was most popular in the 1960s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
Where is Roselind most popular?
The top states for the name Roselind are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Roselind been used?
Roselind has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 108 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Roselind?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rose, Rosa, Rosemary, Rosie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.